Title Reading families : women's literate practice in late medieval England / Rebecca Krug

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 238 pages) Contents Introduction : from law to practice : women, resistance, and writing -- Husbands and sons : Margaret Paston's letter-writing -- Margaret Beaufort's literate practice : service and self-inscription -- Children of God : women Lollards at Norwich -- Reading at Syon Abbey -- Conclusion : medieval women authors? Summary "Rebecca Krug argues that in the later Middle Ages, people defined themselves in terms of family relationships but increasingly saw their social circumstances as being connected to the written word. Complex family dynamics and social configurations motivated women to engage in text-based activities. Although not all or even the majority of women could read and write, it became natural for women to think of writing as a part of everyday life." "Reading Families looks at the literate practice of two individual women, Margaret Paston and Margaret Beaufort, and of two communities in which women were central, the Norwich Lollards and the Bridgettines at Syon Abbey. The book begins with Paston's letters, which were written at her husband's request, and ends with devotional texts that describe the spiritual daughterhood of the Bridgettine readers."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index Subject Beaufort, Margaret. SUBJECT Paston letters. swd Subject English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism Women -- Books and reading -- England -- History -- To 1500 Women and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500 HISTORY -- Medieval. English literature -- Middle English English literature -- Women authors Women and literature Women -- Books and reading Frauenliteratur Geschichte Lollarden Schriftstellerin Letterkunde. Engels. Vrouwelijke auteurs. Lezen. Boeken. Geschichte 1400-1450. England Norwich Mittelenglisch. Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781501731822 1501731823

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